Talks and readings in London on Saturday 31 October

The Energy Body: yoga summit on science and the subtle body.

Trade union conference on climate with CND's Sophie Bolt.

Halloween meditation on death, the Buddhist way.

Saturday Talks: Chris Bayley on Amar Kanwar's lyrical films.

'Welfare not Warfare': public meeting on safety beyond arms.

Ten Years of Colin Rowe Lectures on image and architecture.

The Edges of Cinema: Balsom and Romney on vanguard film.

Spooky Storytelling: eerie tales and poems by candlelight.

Extra Second London: poetry and spoken word with open mic.

Jawdance: spoken-word night with open mic and resident DJ.

Glorious city in the sea: an art history of Venice.

Themed Seminar Autumn 2026: what makes a sentence true.

Witch, Hag, Crone: breakfast talk with June Boyce-Tillman.

Equalities Conference with Taj Ali and Quinn Roache.

Remember your Dead: remembrance at Atlantis Bookshop.

Spooky tales and crafts with Diana Olutunmogun.

Hajj 2027 UK Information Seminar with Imam Zameer Sattaur.

Bhagavad Gita class on verse 18.78 with Dina Dayal Das.

Between Deen and Dunya: talk on faith, work and study.

Monthly gathering to empower and connect women.

Lunchtime Talks: London's past and future in giant models.

The Open Book Club at Dugdale Arts Centre.

Ha Chong-Hyun: Panel on six decades of his work.

Keeper talk about the capuchin monkeys' lives and food.

SOAS Baraza Swahili Studies Conference.

Work in Progress seminar: fortnightly philosophy talks.

Thursday Research Seminar for philosophy PhD students.

Disabled Students Allowance: online Q&A session.

Visible Justice Collective: art rethinks habeas corpus.

Open Call: Future of Archives, talks from lived experience.

Production Arts Open Days: talk, tour and Q&A at Mountview.

Sadavrat: winter donation drive for warm clothes.

Autumn Half-Term Holiday: school closed 22 Oct–3 Nov.

Half Term: teaching break from 26 to 30 October.